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Trust your training (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 119 points 1 week ago (14 children)

It was ruined for me when I was getting my masters in genetics and learned that "mitochondria" is plural, and the singular is "mitochondrion." So, it's either "the mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell" or "the mitochondrion is the powerhouse of the cell," and neither feel right.

[–] Khanzarate 44 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I feel like the leading "the" is what's messing that up.

"Mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell" sounds fine to me.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

*powerhouses might be better(it sounds better for me)

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